Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5650 Human relationships » 5690 friends » 5692 friends, bad Those who are close or who exercise influence, who prove to be unreliable or deceptive or who lead astray. Scripture provides numerous instructive examples of the negative effects of bad friends upon believers. Friends who lead astray From worship Deuteronomy 13:6-8 See also Deuteronomy 23:6; 1 Kings 11:2 From good character 1 Corinthians 15:33 See also Proverbs 12:26; Proverbs 22:24-25 From friendship with God James 4:4 See also Isaiah 52:11; Jeremiah 9:4-5; Micah 7:5; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Corinthians 7:1 Friends who are unreliable In their commitment In their trustworthiness Psalm 41:9 See also Psalm 38:11; Psalm 55:20-21; Ob 7; Matthew 26:14-15; John 13:18 Jesus Christ is speaking about his betrayal by Judas. In their support 2 Timothy 4:16 See also 2 Timothy 4:10 Examples of bad friends Those who lead astray Genesis 3:12 See also 1 Kings 12:8-11; Esther 5:14 Those who are inconstant Job 19:19 Presumably these friends are not merely the ones who attempted to comfort him. See also Matthew 26:31,33-34; 2 Timothy 4:10,16 See also
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